Nangang Pair Eastern Gateway, Taipei, Taiwan

Nangang Pair Eastern Gateway Taipei Taiwan building

MVRDV has designed a pair of office towers in Taipei’s Nangang district that together form a new urban gateway at the east of the city. Positioned in front of Kunyang Station, Nangang Pair is defined by a clear architectural gesture: it appears as a single building slab split in two complementary towers

Bee House, Vysocina, Czech Republic property

Bee House Vysocina Czech Republic architecture news

Bee House is a group of small studio houses set within a garden in the Vysočina region, Czech Republic. Conceived by Studio Zlesart as a calm environment for both work and rest. The project transforms a previously burdened site into a place where living, work, craft, and community life come together

La Perle d’Azur Villa, Cannes, France

La Perle d’Azur Villa Cannes interior design

Conceived as a succession of exceptional moments the La Perle d’Azur villa redefines the essence of high-end hospitality. Marcoux Mathern & Associés undertook an ambitious transformation to establish a new coherence: a hierarchy of volumes, spatial continuities, and plays of shadow and light in Cannes, France

Zdar Wooden Housing, Vysocina, Czech Republic

Zdar Wooden Housing Vysocina building

The urban layout of the Zdar Wooden Housing, by Kuba & Pilař architekti, is based on the principle of a traditional city block, which defines a hierarchy and character of spaces—from public street areas, through semi-private courtyards in Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic

4 Coleman Street, City of London office refurb

4 Coleman Street, City of London office design

4 Coleman Street, City of London workspace refurbishment design by architects Barr Gazetas. New double-height entrance space and lounge, two fully-fitted CAT B office floors, three floors of CAT A, and lower ground amenities including a large private gym, yoga studio, changing rooms and cycle store

ZHA architecture designs news

The Nest and Cascades, Tirana, Albania building

Zaha Hadid Architects transitions its studio name to “ZHA” – an employee-owned firm. Leading architecture studio based in London, UK. Previously Patrik Schumacher, principal, won a Court of Appeal case against ZHF over continued use of late architect’s name

ITC Green Centre in Rajarhat, Kolkata

ITC Green Centre in Rajarhat, Kolkata buildings news

Designed by Morphogenesis, ITC Green Centre is a new mixed-use development created as an urban canvas expressing Bengal’s vibrant cultural heritage, celebrating its enduring ethos of community and belonging in Rajarhat, Kolkata India

Las Cigarreras Industrial Complex, Alicante, Spain

Las Cigarreras Industrial Complex Alicante Spain

The Las Cigarreras Industrial Complex project is based on a technological and cultural space. Ramón Esteve Estudio’ design supports the recovery of the architectural heritage, drives Alicante’s urban regeneration, restores the essence of this early twentieth-century industrial complex

Greenhorn Cabin, Idaho, USA residence design

Greenhorn Cabin, Idaho, USA residence design

At the end of a quiet road near Sun Valley, Idaho, Greenhorn Cabin is carefully set into a hillside where aspens and a seasonal creek shape both the approach and the design by Farmer Payne Architects. The home reflects material honesty and a deep connection to the land

Paul Rudolph architect: Modern US architecture

Sarasota High School Building, Florida

Modern architect Paul Rudolph’s buildings: Sarasota High School in Florida, USA. This 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) mid-century American building uses dramatic folded concrete planes, cantilevered brise-soleils (sunshades)